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NOBEL LECTURE PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2025

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251207Fred Ramsdell, Nobel Laureate, in Physiology or Medicine, gives his lecture "Translating Basic Science to Therapeutic Opportunities: the Treg Example" in Aula Medica in Stockholm, Sweden, 7 December 2025.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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NOBEL LECTURE PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2025

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251207Fred Ramsdell, Nobel Laureate, in Physiology or Medicine, gives his lecture "Translating Basic Science to Therapeutic Opportunities: the Treg Example" in Aula Medica in Stockholm, Sweden, 7 December 2025.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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NOBEL LECTURE PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2025

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251207Fred Ramsdell, Nobel Laureate, in Physiology or Medicine, gives his lecture "Translating Basic Science to Therapeutic Opportunities: the Treg Example" in Aula Medica in Stockholm, Sweden, 7 December 2025.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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NOBEL LECTURE PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2025

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251207Fred Ramsdell, Nobel Laureate, in Physiology or Medicine, gives his lecture "Translating Basic Science to Therapeutic Opportunities: the Treg Example" in Aula Medica in Stockholm, Sweden, 7 December 2025.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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NOBEL LECTURE PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2025

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251207Fred Ramsdell, Nobel Laureate, in Physiology or Medicine, gives his lecture "Translating Basic Science to Therapeutic Opportunities: the Treg Example" in Aula Medica in Stockholm, Sweden, 7 December 2025.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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NOBEL LECTURE PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2025

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251207Fred Ramsdell, Nobel Laureate, in Physiology or Medicine, gives his lecture "Translating Basic Science to Therapeutic Opportunities: the Treg Example" in Aula Medica in Stockholm, Sweden, 7 December 2025.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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NOBEL LECTURE PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2025

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251207Fred Ramsdell, Nobel Laureate, in Physiology or Medicine, gives his lecture "Translating Basic Science to Therapeutic Opportunities: the Treg Example" in Aula Medica in Stockholm, Sweden, 7 December 2025.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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Turkish ceramist offers artistic solace to patients

STORY: Turkish ceramist offers artistic solace to patients SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: May 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:34 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people suffering from various health issues finding therapeutic solace in ceramic art in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): DUYGU KAVUKCU, Ceramic artist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): DEMET ULUDAG, 53-year-old breast cancer survivor 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): CEYDA YILMAZ, 23-year-old university student suffering from anxiety STORYLINE: People suffering from various health issues are finding therapeutic solace offered by a female Turkish ceramist willing to go the extra mile for those in need of inner well-being and emotional support. In a small studio in the distant Batikent district of Türkiye's capital city Ankara, a cheerful group of participants engage in small talk as they work on different ceramic objects. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): DUYGU KAVUKCU, Ceramic artist "We want people who participate in our courses to socialize, fi

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Princess Anne Visits Canada

Princess Anne visits the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association at Saanichton, B.C., on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Photo by Chad Hipolito CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Anne Visits Canada

Princess Anne visits with Elliot Burns while he rides Bangsi during a demonstration at the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association at Saanichton, B.C., on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Photo by Chad Hipolito CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Anne Visits Canada

Princess Anne hands out ribbons following a demonstration at the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association at Saanichton, B.C., on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Photo by Chad Hipolito CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Anne Visits Canada

Volunteer Glenn Barker talks with Princess Anne about Sadie at the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association at Saanichton, B.C., on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Photo by Chad Hipolito CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Anne Visits Canada

Acting executive director Liz Gagel shares a laugh with Princess Anne as they tour the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association at Saanichton, B.C., on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Photo by Chad Hipolito CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Anne Visits Canada

Princess Anne visits the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association at Saanichton, B.C., on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Photo by Chad Hipolito CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Anne Visits Canada

People wave as acting executive director Liz Gagel shares a laugh with Princess Anne as they tour the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association at Saanichton, B.C., on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Photo by Chad Hipolito CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Anne Visits Canada

Princess Anne visits with a Norwegian fjord named Lady at the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association at Saanichton, B.C., on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Photo by Chad Hipolito CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kuwait provides humanitarian supplies to Gaza

STORY: Kuwait provides humanitarian supplies to Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:43 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a plane of the Kuwait Air Force loaded with humanitarian supplies preparing to take off from the Kuwaiti airport STORYLINE: Kuwait provided a batch of supplies to Gaza as humanitarian aid, including eight ambulances and basic medical supplies for resuscitation and first aid, such as basic therapeutic tools for childbirth, initial artificial breathing tubes, oxygen masks, wound disinfectants, and bronchodilators. The supplies were loaded on a plane of the Kuwait Air Force which took off on Wednesday. It's scheduled to land at Egypt's al-Arish Airport. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuwait City. (XHTV)

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Nobel laureate Kariko underscores groundbreaking potential of mRNA technology

STORY: Nobel laureate Kariko underscores groundbreaking potential of mRNA technology DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: SZEGED, Hungary CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the panel discussion STORYLINE: Biochemist Katalin Kariko, 2023 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, underscored the application potential of mRNA technology in a panel discussion at her alma mater, University of Szeged, on Thursday evening. Originally focused on cancer vaccines, mRNA's versatility has broadened to encompass various therapeutic applications, particularly in the rapidly evolving field of therapy drugs, she explained to an audience made up mostly of university students in response to a question from Xinhua. "Definitely, the messenger RNA (mRNA) as a therapy will be used for many, many applications, many different treatments, and therapies," she said. "Originally, you know the first ones of these companies such as BioNtech in 2008 were formed to make cancer vaccines, and they gained a lot of kn

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (CN)

(230721) -- QINGDAO, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A medical staff offers cupping therapy to a foreign student at the China University of Petroleum (East China) in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 20, 2023. China University of Petroleum (East China) has set up a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) cultural experience center, where foreign students here can experience TCM diagnosis and treatment, TCM herbal tea, cupping, therapeutic scraping, Baduanjin excercises (a form of fitness Qigong), etc. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (CN)

(230721) -- QINGDAO, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A foreign student learns to make Chinese medical sachet at the China University of Petroleum (East China) in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 20, 2023. China University of Petroleum (East China) has set up a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) cultural experience center, where foreign students here can experience TCM diagnosis and treatment, TCM herbal tea, cupping, therapeutic scraping, Baduanjin excercises (a form of fitness Qigong), etc. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (CN)

(230721) -- QINGDAO, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A foreign student experiences a traditional Chinese medical treatment on ears at the China University of Petroleum (East China) in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 20, 2023. China University of Petroleum (East China) has set up a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) cultural experience center, where foreign students here can experience TCM diagnosis and treatment, TCM herbal tea, cupping, therapeutic scraping, Baduanjin excercises (a form of fitness Qigong), etc. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (CN)

(230721) -- QINGDAO, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Medical staff pour Chinese medical herbal tea for foreign students at the China University of Petroleum (East China) in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 20, 2023. China University of Petroleum (East China) has set up a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) cultural experience center, where foreign students here can experience TCM diagnosis and treatment, TCM herbal tea, cupping, therapeutic scraping, Baduanjin excercises (a form of fitness Qigong), etc. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (CN)

(230721) -- QINGDAO, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A foreign student learns to make Chinese medical sachet at the China University of Petroleum (East China) in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 20, 2023. China University of Petroleum (East China) has set up a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) cultural experience center, where foreign students here can experience TCM diagnosis and treatment, TCM herbal tea, cupping, therapeutic scraping, Baduanjin excercises (a form of fitness Qigong), etc. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (CN)

(230721) -- QINGDAO, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Medical staff guide foreign students on the practice of Baduanjin, a form of fitness Qigong, at the China University of Petroleum (East China) in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 20, 2023. China University of Petroleum (East China) has set up a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) cultural experience center, where foreign students here can experience TCM diagnosis and treatment, TCM herbal tea, cupping, therapeutic scraping, Baduanjin excercises (a form of fitness Qigong), etc. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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Injured racehorse in rehab swim

An injured thoroughbred racehorse takes a therapeutic swim at the Japan Racing Association's rehabilitation center in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 24, 2023.

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Injured racehorse in rehab swim

An injured thoroughbred racehorse takes a therapeutic swim at the Japan Racing Association's rehabilitation center in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 24, 2023.

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Injured racehorse in rehab swim

An injured thoroughbred racehorse takes a therapeutic swim at the Japan Racing Association's rehabilitation center in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 24, 2023.

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Int'l students experience TCM in Malta

STORY: Int'l students experience TCM in Malta DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: PAOLA, Malta CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of students experiencing TCM in the Mediterranean Regional Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine (MRTCM) 2. various of students learning to make Chinese cuisine STORYLINE: More than 20 secondary school students from Germany and Luxembourg had a unique opportunity to learn about traditional Chinese medicine during a visit on Wednesday to the Mediterranean Regional Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine (MRTCM) in Paola, Malta. As part of their Chinese cultural exchange trip, the students were treated to a demonstration of various TCM therapies by doctors from the 18th Chinese medical team for Malta. The doctors showcased techniques such as moxibustion, cupping, and massage while explaining their therapeutic benefits and application methods in simple terms. Organized by the Confucius Institute Trier in Germany with support from the Confucius Institute at t

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Australian volunteer forms blood bond with Chinese

STORY: Australian volunteer forms blood bond with Chinese DATELINE: March 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Peter Mecoy 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PETER MECOY, Australian volunteer blood donor in Tianjin 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PETER MECOY, Australian volunteer blood donor in Tianjin 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PETER MECOY, Australian volunteer blood donor in Tianjin STORYLINE: Fifty-eight-year-old Peter Mecoy is an Australian expat living in north China's Tianjin. He has been volunteering to donate blood and platelets almost every 15 days since 2008. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PETER MECOY, Australian volunteer blood donor in Tianjin "In China, my blood type is called 'panda blood.' It's Type A RhD-negative blood. Maybe my blood can help mothers delivering babies or aged people in surgery. I am happy to be helpful." Peter has donated blood and platelets more than 270 times, equivalent to more than 420,000 milliliters of blood in terms of therapeutic vol

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INDONESIA-ACEH BARAT-PATCHOULI PLANT

(230222) -- ACEH BARAT, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker waters patchouli plant at Cot Darat village in Aceh Barat district, Aceh Province, Indonesia, Feb. 22, 2023. Villagers in Cot Darat plant patchouli for herb which possesses many therapeutic properties and is widely used in the fragrance industries. (Photo by Yulham/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-ACEH BARAT-PATCHOULI PLANT

(230222) -- ACEH BARAT, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks patchouli plant at Cot Darat village in Aceh Barat district, Aceh Province, Indonesia, Feb. 22, 2023. Villagers in Cot Darat plant patchouli for herb which possesses many therapeutic properties and is widely used in the fragrance industries. (Photo by Yulham/Xinhua)

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Parisian freelance doctors go on strike

STORY: Parisian freelance doctors go on strike DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:22 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the demonstration 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SOPHIE BAUER, President of the Union of Liberal Doctors 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ALIKADA MOKTARIA, Medical worker STORYLINE: French freelance doctors demonstrated in Paris on Thursday to call for higher payments and better working conditions. Several thousand doctors took part in the demonstration. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SOPHIE BAUER, President of the Union of Liberal Doctors "Doctors in France earn the least in all of Europe, and probably only in Albania do they earn less than we do. We are well below the European average. The result is that we cannot hire another staff to relieve us of all our administrative burdens. This therefore really affects and hinders our therapeutic activities. The second problem is that, for the same reason, we can no longer set up clinics in certain cities, as it is clearly not possible to set

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Bunne music therapy method

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a concert session use easy-to-play musical instruments such as guitars for a therapeutic method developed by Swedish music therapist Sten Bunne, at a home for the aged operated by Maihama Club Co. in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2013.

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Horse takes bath

HAKODATE, Japan - A racehorse takes a bath at a therapeutic bathhouse for horses, a facility of Hakodate Race Course in Hakodate, Hokkaido, in northern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2014. The facility accepts some 400 horses annually to treat their joint injuries and facilitate their recovery from fatigue.

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Horse takes bath

HAKODATE, Japan - A racehorse takes a bath at a therapeutic bathhouse for horses, a facility of Hakodate Race Course in Hakodate, Hokkaido, in northern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2014. The facility accepts some 400 horses annually to treat their joint injuries and facilitate their recovery from fatigue.

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Hot spring bath for horses

HAKODATE, Japan - Racehorses take a bath at a hot spring bath for horses in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Feb. 10, 2012. The bath, part of the Hakodate Race Course facilities, is used for therapeutic purposes by racehorses from across the nation that have suffered injuries during races.

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Denmark to introduce Japanese therapeutic robot Paro

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Paro therapeutic robot baby seal at the Danish Embassy in Tokyo on Nov. 20. Denmark announced a plan to introduce the Paro developed in Japan for nursing homes.

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Guinness book calls Japan's robotic seal Paro most soothing

LONDON, Britain - The Guinness World Records book has named the robotic seal Paro developed by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology as the world's most soothing therapeutic robot. Paro can express emotions such as looking happy when patted on the head and showing anger when ignored.

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3 researchers win Japan Prize for 2002

TOKYO, Japan - The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan announces in Tokyo on Dec. 13 that the Japan Prize for 2002 will be awarded to Anne McLaren (L) of Britain, Andrzej Tarkowski (C) of Poland and Tim Berners-Lee of Britain. Mclaren, 74, a principal research associate at the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research Campaign Institute, and Tarkowski, 68, director of the Institute of Zoology at Warsaw University, share the prize in the field of health care and therapeutic science and technology for their contribution to the research of developmental biology of mammals. Berners-Lee, a senior researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Computer Science, is selected in the field of system science and technology for his invention of the World Wide Web.

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Indian gov't launches national list of essential medicines

STORY: Indian gov't launches national list of essential medicines DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS/MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. Shot of India gate 2. Shots of hospital area 3. Shots of a medicine shop 4. Shots of peoples buying medicines STORYLINE: Indian government Tuesday released 384 medicines under the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), officials said. The list was released by the federal Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. "NLEM plays an important role in ensuring accessibility of affordable quality medicines at all levels of healthcare. This will give boost to cost-effective, quality medicines and contribute towards reduction in out of pocket expenditure on healthcare for the citizens," Mandaviya said. According to the federal health ministry, the medicines have been categorized into 27 therapeutic categories. The ministry said, "384 drugs have been included in this list with the addition of 34 drugs, while 26 from the previous list have been drop

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CHINA-BEIJING-SPECIAL EDUCATION (CN)

(220909) -- BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lin (1st R) instructs visually impaired students on massage techniques at Beijing Union University in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2022. Zhang has been teaching "Tuina", Chinese therapeutic massage, to visually impaired students ever since she graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 1995. Most of her students have started their careers in relative professions. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SPECIAL EDUCATION (CN)

(220909) -- BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lin (R, front) instructs a visually impaired student on massage techniques at Beijing Union University in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2022. Zhang has been teaching "Tuina", Chinese therapeutic massage, to visually impaired students ever since she graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 1995. Most of her students have started their careers in relative professions. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SPECIAL EDUCATION (CN)

(220909) -- BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lin (2nd R) instructs a visually impaired student on massage techniques at Beijing Union University in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2022. Zhang has been teaching "Tuina", Chinese therapeutic massage, to visually impaired students ever since she graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 1995. Most of her students have started their careers in relative professions. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SPECIAL EDUCATION (CN)

(220909) -- BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lin (R, front) instructs interns at a Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 7, 2022. Zhang has been teaching "Tuina", Chinese therapeutic massage, to visually impaired students ever since she graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 1995. Most of her students have started their careers in relative professions. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SPECIAL EDUCATION (CN)

(220909) -- BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lin presents a pathology diagram she and her colleagues made for visually impaired students at Beijing Union University in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2022. Zhang has been teaching "Tuina", Chinese therapeutic massage, to visually impaired students ever since she graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 1995. Most of her students have started their careers in relative professions. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SPECIAL EDUCATION (CN)

(220909) -- BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lin (R) instructs a visually impaired student on massage techniques at Beijing Union University in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2022. Zhang has been teaching "Tuina", Chinese therapeutic massage, to visually impaired students ever since she graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 1995. Most of her students have started their careers in relative professions. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SPECIAL EDUCATION (CN)

(220909) -- BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lin (R) instructs a visually impaired student on massage techniques at Beijing Union University in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2022. Zhang has been teaching "Tuina", Chinese therapeutic massage, to visually impaired students ever since she graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 1995. Most of her students have started their careers in relative professions. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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3 researchers win Japan Prize for 2002

TOKYO, Japan - The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan announces in Tokyo on Dec. 13 that the Japan Prize for 2002 will be awarded to Anne McLaren (L) of Britain, Andrzej Tarkowski (C) of Poland and Tim Berners-Lee of Britain. Mclaren, 74, a principal research associate at the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research Campaign Institute, and Tarkowski, 68, director of the Institute of Zoology at Warsaw University, share the prize in the field of health care and therapeutic science and technology for their contribution to the research of developmental biology of mammals. Berners-Lee, a senior researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Computer Science, is selected in the field of system science and technology for his invention of the World Wide Web.

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Guinness book calls Japan's robotic seal Paro most soothing

LONDON, Britain - The Guinness World Records book has named the robotic seal Paro developed by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology as the world's most soothing therapeutic robot. Paro can express emotions such as looking happy when patted on the head and showing anger when ignored.

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Japan's therapeutic robot Paro (1)

TSUKUBA, Japan - A woman holds a robotic seal ''Paro'' developed by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology based in Tsukuba city, Ibaraki Prefecture. Paro is a therapeutic robot which can express emotions such as looking happy when patted on the head and showing anger when ignored. The photo was taken on Sept. 17, 2004. (Kyodo)